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BATTLESPACE TECH
25 NRL is making Star Trek’s armor a reality
26 Marines, DARPA show the real meaning of
real-time air support
DEFENSE IT
28 It could be time for DOD to put IPv6 back on
the front burner
29 Air Force, NASA test a jet with shape-shifting
wings
MOBILE
30 Army is all-in on Rifleman radios
31 DOD teams with Commerce on spectrum sharing
DEPARTMENTS
6 FORWARD OBSERVER
32 INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE
34 COMMENT
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16 Sense-and-avoid and other key technologies that
will direct the future of UAS
18 The military services are driving the innovation
being put into the next generation of robots
C4ISR
20 China and Russia prompt the U.S. to explore
‘counterspace’ measures
21 The Army is making its global intelligence system
more user-friendly
CYBER DEFENSE
22 DOD’s updated strategy brings cyber ops more
out in the open
24 Attacks reveal China’s new Great Cannon
cyber weapon
SPECIAL REPORT
The future of unmanned vehicles
Full autonomy is the next logical step, but getting there won’t be easy
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